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The weather in May and June usually leads to strong speculative price movements in agricultural products, as traders try to predict the future harvest of certain crops.   In the US and the EU, where the main world grain exchanges are located, the weather is quite favorable, so quotes continue to fall, not yet reacting to dry conditions in some regions of the Black Sea region, Australia, and central China.   This week, weather remained warm and humid in major grain and...

The weighted average purchase price of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine on CPT terminals, EXW elevators, CPT processors, FCA, CPT dollar, FOB, DAF, CIF In Ukraine, a gradual increase in prices for wheat and barley continues, caused by the strengthening of the dollar, but an increase in supply against the backdrop of a prolonged decline in exchange prices for wheat and stabilization of the exchange rate will stop the growth.   Sunflower prices were actively growing last week, so farmers need...

Export purchase prices for soybeans remain under pressure from falling stock prices and reduced demand due to uncertainty over the introduction of a 10% export duty on soybeans and rapeseed, which is still being discussed in parliament.   In Ukraine, export demand prices for non-GMO soybeans have fallen by $15-20/t to $410-415/t or UAH 19,000-19,500/t with delivery to the port due to the suspension of purchases by major traders, but demand for June deliveries of GMO soybeans remains...

Following the sharp drop in oil prices, demand in the biofuel market has fallen sharply, leading to lower prices for palm, rapeseed and soybean oils, and increasing pressure on sunflower oil prices.   Sunflower purchase prices in Ukraine continued to rise this week as processors were able to successfully sell oil and now have to cover the need for raw materials, but farmers should hurry, given the dynamics of price declines in neighboring soybean and rapeseed...

In recent days, wheat quotes have fallen sharply by 5.4-9%, rolling back to the level of the previous month, under pressure from confirmation of forecasts of a good harvest in major exporting countries, as well as a decrease in the speculative impact of the war in the Middle East.   In Ukraine, export prices for wheat, on the contrary, are gradually increasing after falling in early June, receiving support from the strengthening dollar exchange rate and the results of importer...

The weighted average purchase price of grains and oilseeds in Ukraine on CPT terminals, EXW elevators, CPT processors, FCA, CPT dollar, FOB, DAF, CIF Exchange quotes for wheat and rapeseed have decreased by another 2-3%, which has not yet affected export prices in Ukraine. But if prices on exchanges remain at the same level, then prices in Ukraine may begin to decline.   There is a new wave of increased demand and prices for sunflower in Ukraine, as processors were able to successfully sell...

The fall in oil prices has stopped, but has led to a sharp decline in demand for biofuels, as the situation in the Middle East remains uncertain and prices could either soar again or fall even lower.   August rapeseed futures on the Paris exchange fell 2.9% yesterday to €484.75/t or $563/t, down 4.2% in two days amid uncertainty over the EU biofuel market. It is worth noting that November futures are trading at a premium of +€10/t to August futures, indicating market...

On Monday, wheat quotes fell by 1.8-2.8%, and yesterday they accelerated their decline and decreased by another 2-3.3%, excluding durum wheat prices in Minneapolis.   Traders were not deterred by the report on the delay in the winter wheat harvest in the US and a slight deterioration in the condition of spring wheat crops, as they paid attention to the low demand and export rates of the new crop, as well as the increase in forecasts for the Russian Federation.   July US...